Concession Confusion Prompts
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After who really won the presidential election, the most pressing question for some embarrassed newspaper editors Wednesday morning was: Who else got it wrong?

The very confusion that prompted Vice President Al Gore to concede victory to Gov. George W. Bush around 2:30 a.m. EST Wednesday inspired countless newspapers to go to press with headlines erroneously declaring that outcome. "BUSH WINS A THRILLER," said the St. Louis...